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Debunking 3 myths about BYOD in the classroom

Neo LMS

BYOD — Bring Your Own Device — has gained some momentum in today’s education system. From temp teachers to entire school districts, more and more educational staff debate about or seriously consider the adoption of BYOD in their instruction. Adopting BYOD in schools seems like a win-win situation. But as with all things belonging to the real world, that one Murphy’s law that says “anything that can go wrong, will go wrong” applies to BYOD as well.

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Top 10 BYOD concerns — and how to overcome them [Part 1]

Neo LMS

BYOD at school is more than the latest buzz phrase you hear at every corner of the teacher’s rooms or along school hallways. More and more schools adopt BYOD policies and allow students to bring their own mobile phones, tablets, eBooks, and other devices in the classroom, and use them as tools to enhance learning. But failure BYOD stories exist as well, and they rarely hit the headlines as often. But this shouldn’t stop schools from giving BYOD at least a chance.

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A true gift from SHEG: DIY digital literacy assessments and tools for historical thinking

NeverEndingSearch

SHEG currently offers three impressive curricula that may be put to immediate use in secondary classrooms and libraries. Using everyday digital content, the COR paper and online assessments directly connect to the questions posed in SHEG’s study and engage learners in credibility decision-making around three COR Competencies: Who’s behind the information? The free assessments include Google Docs assessments to copy and digital rubrics to download.

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The Edtech Revolution: 2010 – 2017

Securly

Given that many children were acquiring iPads for personal use, some schools adopted a Bring Your Own Device ( BYOD) Policy. CIPA requires schools and libraries to install measures to protect children from obscene or harmful content in exchange for discounts offered by the E-rate program. In order to impart this knowledge to their students, teachers also had to go through digital literacy training.

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Tell Me All About it with Tellagami

Baker's B.Y.O.D.

This is a cool tool for BYOD students and teachers to use for animated project videos. Sharing Created Gamis While not having to worry about log in information is a plus and sharing is easy, there is not currently a way to see a library of the Gamis one makes when in the app. Students could also embed the Gami in a digital portfolio such as a Google Site or a blog. BYOD BYOT digital citizenship edmodo edtech flipclass

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Idioms, Not Idiots, for Promoting Speaking Skills

Baker's B.Y.O.D.

Using OMM & BYOD for Recording Student Voices As an introductory activity for John Steinbeck''s novella, Of Mice and Men , students worked in groups to record a quick conversation using idioms (not idiots) from the 1930''s. We tried a few different techniques (go through Google Drive and Edmodo''s library), but none seemed to work. I''m figuring out the BYOD as I go, so if you, dear reader, have more efficient techniques, please share!

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EdmodoCon 2013 Guest Post #5: J. Karabinas

Baker's B.Y.O.D.

I can post sites for all students to access and catalog in personal libraries called “backpacks” but most importantly I can directly and privately post sites and information to differentiate for individuals. digital citizenship edmodo edmodocon technology Guest post #5 is written by Jaclyn Karabinas, a 3rd and 4th grade looping teacher from Hampton Falls, NH. Jaclyn started using Edmodo 1.5 years ago and has been busy getting other staff members on board.

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Making the Call on Mobile Device Management: What Should Schools Be Asking?

EdTech Magazine

Bans on mobile device use in schools are rapidly falling , and school districts are starting to draft BYOD policies that manage smartphone use. With schools no longer in direct control of most devices on their networks , Mutter recommends looking for tools that include “mandated passwords to protect credentials, scheduled password changes, specific password complexity and encryption ability” to help handle BYOD in schools.

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Making the Call on Mobile Device Management: What Should Schools Be Asking?

EdTech Magazine

Bans on mobile device use in schools are rapidly falling , and school districts are starting to draft BYOD policies that manage smartphone use. With schools no longer in direct control of most devices on their networks , Mutter recommends looking for tools that include “mandated passwords to protect credentials, scheduled password changes, specific password complexity and encryption ability” to help handle BYOD in schools.

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Making the Call on Mobile Device Management: What Should Schools Be Asking?

EdTech Magazine

Bans on mobile device use in schools are rapidly falling , and school districts are starting to draft BYOD policies that manage smartphone use. With schools no longer in direct control of most devices on their networks , Mutter recommends looking for tools that include “mandated passwords to protect credentials, scheduled password changes, specific password complexity and encryption ability” to help handle BYOD in schools.

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Making the Call on Mobile Device Management: What Should Schools Be Asking?

EdTech Magazine

Bans on mobile device use in schools are rapidly falling , and school districts are starting to draft BYOD policies that manage smartphone use. With schools no longer in direct control of most devices on their networks , Mutter recommends looking for tools that include “mandated passwords to protect credentials, scheduled password changes, specific password complexity and encryption ability” to help handle BYOD in schools.

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Making the Call on Mobile Device Management: What Should Schools Be Asking?

EdTech Magazine

Bans on mobile device use in schools are rapidly falling , and school districts are starting to draft BYOD policies that manage smartphone use. With schools no longer in direct control of most devices on their networks , Mutter recommends looking for tools that include “mandated passwords to protect credentials, scheduled password changes, specific password complexity and encryption ability” to help handle BYOD in schools.

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Making the Call on Mobile Device Management: What Should Schools Be Asking?

EdTech Magazine

Bans on mobile device use in schools are rapidly falling , and school districts are starting to draft BYOD policies that manage smartphone use. With schools no longer in direct control of most devices on their networks , Mutter recommends looking for tools that include “mandated passwords to protect credentials, scheduled password changes, specific password complexity and encryption ability” to help handle BYOD in schools.

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Making the Call on Mobile Device Management: What Should Schools Be Asking?

EdTech Magazine

Bans on mobile device use in schools are rapidly falling , and school districts are starting to draft BYOD policies that manage smartphone use. With schools no longer in direct control of most devices on their networks , Mutter recommends looking for tools that include “mandated passwords to protect credentials, scheduled password changes, specific password complexity and encryption ability” to help handle BYOD in schools.

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A letter of support

NeverEndingSearch

It’s hard to make sense of the current climate for school libraries. In other areas, library programs are being cut because some tight budgets favor more pressing priorities. As this year’s School Library Month draws to an end, I thought it might help similar efforts if I shared this recent letter. We curate new forms of digital texts. As it continues to shift, school librarians teach and model strategies for digital workflow.

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Impero Software Announces New Version of its Flagship Product ? Impero Education Pro ? at ISTE 2018

techlearning

The software has been updated to include a new mental health keyword library, google authentication, and improved scalability to support larger school districts, among other features. Impero also offers Impero EdLink , a mobile device management tool to help schools manage one-to-one initiatives and BYOD programs. It partnered with advocacy organizations to produce white papers at the 2017 and 2016 Digital Citizenship Summits.

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How Common Sense Is Helping NYC Welcome Cell Phones into Schools

Graphite Blog

Individual schools can decide whether they want to incorporate students’ personal technology into classroom learning and can implement a "bring your own device" (BYOD) program. Peter Kornicker, dean of development and library media specialist at Don Pedro Albizu Campos, PSMS 161, a NYC K-8 public school in Harlem, believes lifting the ban on cell phones in schools provides “an opportunity for both growth and education in our entire community.”. Are you thinking about going BYOD?

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Tips and Tricks for Managing Devices in the Classroom

Graphite Blog

Address digital citizenship even if devices aren’t a constant presence in your classroom or school. Their worlds are digital 24/7. Weave our K-12 Digital Literacy & Citizenship lessons throughout the grades. As we know, when kids misstep (and they will), the consequences are more dire in the digital world, and reactive efforts are never as effective as proactive ones.

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Tips and Tricks for Managing Devices in the Classroom

Graphite Blog

Adress digital citizenship even if devices aren’t a constant presence in your classroom or school. Their worlds are digital 24/7. Weave our K-12 Digital Literacy & Citizenship lessons throughout the grades. As we know, when kids misstep (and they will), the consequences are more dire in the digital world, and reactive efforts are never as effective as proactive ones.

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BEST OF SHOW AT TCEA 2018

techlearning

Accessible from any computer, tablet, or smartphone, ClassLink is ideal for 1:1 and Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) initiatives. EXPLORELEARNING, EXPLORELEARNING GIZMOS ExploreLearning Gizmos is a library of interactive online simulations for math and science in grades 3-12. HOVERCAM, HOVERCAM PILOT DIGITAL PODIUM The HoverCam Pilot is the world’s first fully-integrated, mobile, digital podium. Tech & Learning has announced the winners of the TCEA Best of Show Awards.

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The School Leadership Summit Is March 28th - All Welcome! Plus, Call for Volunteers

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Kim Jones, CEO Professional Development Workshop for Citizenship Education & Conflict Analysis in Teaching of Social Studies - Noureen.M. Dr. Patrick Faverty, Faculty Lecturer Bring Your Own Devices (BYOD) Programs: Baby Steps for Schools - Susan Brooks-Young Author/Consultant If Information Overload is the Sickness - Then Curating is the Cure! Thursday, March 28th, is our inaugural, online, and free School Leadership Summit. link].

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Dear ISTE (reprised)

NeverEndingSearch

The purpose of the Librarians Network is to promote librarians as leaders and champions of educational technology and digital literacy. The key mission is to provide a professional learning community where librarians can leverage technology knowledge and expertise to improve school library programs, increase access to information, and foster strong teaching and learning environments in a connected world. My library was open 24/7 since 1996.).

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30 Examples Of Disruptions In The Classroom

TeachThought - Learn better.

But as successive refinements improve them to the point that they start to steal customers, they may end up reshaping entire industries: classified ads (Craigslist), long distance calls (Skype), record stores (iTunes), research libraries (Google), local stores (eBay), taxis (Uber) and newspapers (Twitter).” The increasing potential to “start a business” that is entirely social and digital (which impacts the idea of a “job,” for example).

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Learning Revolution Free Events - Great, GREAT Keynotes - MiniCon - ISTE Unplugged! - Striving for Failure?

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update April 15th The very existence of libraries affords the best evidence that we may yet have hope for the future of man. We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. National Library Week. National Library Week is this week, and the theme is "Lives change @ your library®."

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